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<p>On this week's episode of Bullseye, Jesse sits down with comedian and TV show host Chris Gethard to talk about his new HBO special. Writer George Saunders stops by to talk about his latest novel <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i>. Legendary producer DJ Jazzy Jeff tells us abut the song that changed his life and Jesse tells us why <i>Graceland</i> is the perfect album for middle age. </p>
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<p><center><b>Chris Gethard on mental health and the importance of failure</b></center></p>
<p>Chris Gethard hosted the <i>The Chris Gethard Show</i> for 6 years. It aired first on New York City public access, then later on the Fusion network. You might've also seen him on <i>Broad City</i> or <i>Don't Think Twice</i>, the Mike Birbiglia movie that came out last year.</p>
<p>Chris is also a standup. His latest special, which was produced with Judd Apatow, is called <i>Career Suicide</i> and is kind of a one man show. <i>Career Suicide</i>, specifically talks about alcoholism, depression, and death.</p>
<p>Chris and Jesse talk about his HBO special, and why he's looking forward to taking a break from talking about mental health issues.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hbo.com/comedy/chris-gethard-career-suicide"><i>Career Suicide</i></a> premiere's May 6th on HBO. </p>
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<p><center><b>The Song That Changed My Life, with DJ Jazzy Jeff: Funkadelic's <i>Knee Deep</i></b></center></p>
<p>Jeffrey Townes is a DJ, record producer and actor from Philadelphia. But you probably know him better as DJ Jazzy Jeff, the producer and collaborator to Will Smith's Fresh Prince. Growing up in Philly in the late 70s, Jazzy Jeff remembers the song that changed his life. It's Funkadelic's <i>Knee Deep</i>.</p>
<p>You can stream his new album <a href="https://theplaylist.bandcamp.com/"><i>Chasing Goosebumps</i></a> now, and see him on <a href="http://www.djjazzyjeff.com/events/">tour</a> this year.</p>
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<center><b>George Saunders on humor, death, and choosing positivity</b></center></p>
<p><i><center>Photo: Beowulf Sheehan / ZUMA Press</center></i></p>
<p>George Saunders is a writer. His short stories have appeared in the New Yorker, GQ, McSweeney's and more. His 2013 book, a short story collection called <i>Tenth of December</i>, was a finalist for a National Book Award. His latest is called <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> - it's his first novel, ever. A lot of his work is funny, but where his other stories focused on absurdity and consumerism, <i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i> goes back to the 19th century, it's almost historical fiction.</p>
<p>In his conversation with Jesse, George talks about his process for writing his first novel, and combating the urge to insert jokes into scenes that are too emotional. They talk about whether he's afraid of death, and about that time he was almost died in a plane crash.</p>
<p>You can find Saunders' new book <a href="http://www.georgesaundersbooks.com/lincoln-in-the-bardo/"><i>Lincoln in the Bardo</i></a> in stores and online now. </p>
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<center><b>The Outshot: Paul Simon's <i>Graceland</i></b></center></p>
<p>Paul Simon's 1986 <i>Graceland</i> is the perfect record for middle age.</p>
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<p><strong><center><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/maria-bamford/">Maria Bamford: Comedy's Orchid</a></center></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mariabamford.com">Maria Bamford</a>'s comedy is weird and wonderfully distinctive. For example: she recorded her last stand up special at home, in her living room. The seating? Her couch. The audience? Her parents. She performed her set with breaks "off-stage" to take cookies out of the oven and administer medicine to her pet pug. Her comedy takes on a number of difficult issues, ones that are personal to her -- mental illness, suicidal thoughts, or tough family dynamics (she describes her family's favorite pastime as "Joy Whack-a-Mole"). But she doesn't use humor as a shield. She uses it to confront an issue, point-blank.</p>
<p>Bamford talks to us about why she chose to perform a special in front of her parents, processing awful experiences or feelings into jokes, and why she describes herself as "the orchid of comedy".</p>
<p><a href="http://chill.com/mariabamfoo/the-special-special-special">The Special Special Special</a> is available now and streaming on Netflix. Her new Comedy Central CD / DVD special, Ask Me About My New God is now available.</p>
<p><i>This interview originally aired on 2/12/13.<i></i></i></p>
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<p><strong><center><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/dan-deacon-stcml">Dan Deacon on "The Song That Changed My Life"</a></center></strong></p>
<p><a href= "http://http://dandeacon.com">Dan Deacon</a> is a Baltimore-based composer and electronics musician who has released over a dozen albums since 2003. He talks about why a player piano composition by Conlon Nancarrow changed his life and the way he made music.</p>
<p><i>This interview originally aired on 1/03/12.</i></p>
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<p><strong><center><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/george-saunders">George Saunders on Creative Challenge and Financial Pressure</a></center></strong></p>
<p>George Saunders could have been a geophysicist. In fact, he was one. He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines and worked in the oil fields of Sumatra. He came to fiction writing a little later in life, attending Syracuse University's creative writing program (where he now teaches).</p>
<p>Saunders is now well-recognized as one of the greatest short story writers and satirists of our time. He's been awarded a MacArthur "Genius" grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship, along with piles of literary accolades for his collections, which include <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573228729/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573228729&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">Pastoralia</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573225797/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573225797&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">CivilWarLand in Bad Decline</a>. His stories often explore a world much like our own, just slightly more grotesque -- societies that are terrifying and recognizable. His writing is incisive, sad, and also really funny. His collection, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812993802/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0812993802&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">Tenth of December</a>, is available now in paperback.</p>
<p>Saunders talks to us about how people interpret luck and what they do with it, drawing inspiration from a disturbing dream, and unyielding financial pressure (the kind that doesn't even lift when you win a major award).</p>
<p><i>This interview originally aired on 2/12/13.<i></i></i></p>
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<p><center><strong><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/outshot-danse-russe">The Outshot: William Carlos Williams' "Danse Russe"</a></strong></center></p>
<p>Jesse ruminates on alone time and... William Carlos Williams' "Danse Russe".</p>
<p><i>This segment originally aired on 2/12/13.<i></i></i></p>
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<p>The writer George Saunders talks about his early creative challenges, the slight constant pressure of capitalism, and Tenth of December, his new book of short stories. Maria Bamford explains why she filmed her new comedy special in front of an audience of two (her parents), and why it's important to talk about scary stuff on stage. Plus, Jesse shares one of his favorite poems by William Carlos Williams.</p>
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<p><strong><center><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/comics-130212">Comics Recommendations: <em>Hawkeye</em> and <em>Don't Go Where I Can't Follow</em></a></center></strong></p>
<p>Brian Heater and Alex Zalben join us this week to share some comics picks. Alex suggests you check out Matt Fraction’s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hawkeye-Vol-My-Life-Weapon/dp/0785165622">Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon</a></i>, a superhero comic about everyday stuff -- like attending a BBQ. Brian recommends Anders Nilsen's <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Go-Where-Cant-Follow/dp/1770460918/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1360630572&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=don%27t+go+where+i+can%27t+follow">Don't Go Where I Can't Follow</a></i>, a very moving pastiche of a couple's relationship.</p>
<p>Brian Heater curates <a href="http://boingboing.net/tag/comics-rack">Boing Boing’s</a> comics column, and Alex Zalben writes about comics for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/geek">MTV Geek</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/comics-130212"><em>Share Alex and Brian's Comics Picks</em></a></p>
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<p><strong><center><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/george-saunders">George Saunders on Creative Challenge and Financial Pressure</a></center></strong></p>
<p>George Saunders could have been a geophysicist. In fact, he was one. He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines and worked in the oil fields of Sumatra. He came to fiction writing a little later in life, attending Syracuse University's creative writing program (where he now teaches).</p>
<p>Saunders is now well-recognized as one of the greatest short story writers and satirists of our time. He's been awarded a MacArthur "Genius" grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship, along with piles of literary accolades for his collections, which include <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573228729/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573228729&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">Pastoralia</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573225797/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1573225797&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">CivilWarLand in Bad Decline</a>. His stories often explore a world much like our own, just slightly more grotesque -- societies that are terrifying and recognizable. His writing is incisive, sad, and also really funny. His new collection, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812993802/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0812993802&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thesoundofyou-20">Tenth of December</a>, is out now.</p>
<p>Saunders talks to us about how people interpret luck and what they do with it, drawing inspiration from a disturbing dream, and unyielding financial pressure (the kind that doesn't even lift when you win a major award).</p>
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<p><strong><center><a href="http://soundcloud.com/bullseye-with-jesse-thorn/maria-bamford/">Maria Bamford: Comedy's Orchid</a></center></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mariabamford.com">Maria Bamford</a>'s comedy is weird and wonderfully distinctive. She's just released a new special, recorded at her home, where she performs a stand up set with breaks "off-stage" to take cookies out of the oven and administer medicine to her pet pug. Her comedy takes on a number of difficult issues, ones that are personal to her -- mental illness, suicidal thoughts, or tough family dynamics (she describes her family's favorite pastime as "Joy Whack-a-Mole"). But she doesn't use humor as a shield. She uses it to confront an issue, point-blank.</p>
<p>Bamford talks to us about why she chose to perform a special in front of her parents, processing awful experiences or feelings into jokes, and why she describes herself as "the orchid of comedy".</p>
<p><a href="http://chill.com/mariabamfoo/the-special-special-special">The Special Special Special</a> is available now. Her new Comedy Central CD / DVD special, Ask Me About My New God, is due out later this year.</p>
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<p>Jesse ruminates on alone time and... William Carlos Williams' "Danse Russe".</p>
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<li><a href="http://maximumfun.org/2009/05/06/reggie-watts-sound-young-america-portland"><b>Reggie Watts</b></a>, who performed at The Sound of Young America Live! at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in 2009, performed on Conan last night (11/16).<br />
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</li><li>We can look forward to <a href="http://maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/aziz-ansari-parks-recreation-intimate-moments-sensual-evening-interview-sound-yo"><b>Aziz Ansari</b></a> and new addition to the cast <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2009/04/adam-scott-star-of-party-down-and.html"><b>Adam Scott</b></a> on "Parks and Recreation" on its newly announced return to NBC's schedule on January 20th at 9:30pm, following The Office.<br />
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</li><li>Bestselling author <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/10/podcast-george-saunders.html"><b>George Saunders</b></a> gives some <a href="http://thefastertimes.com/dialogues/2010/11/15/you-are-not-the-only-one-writing-about-mondavian-zookeepers-george-saunders-and-deb-olin-unferth-discuss-the-state-of-the-creative-writing-degree-2/">words of advice</a> to creative writers and those considering MFA programs.<br />
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</li><li>And finally, a fun video from <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/st-vincent-singer-songwriter-interview-sound-young-america"><b>St. Vincent</b></a> for her song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yfxoSbBhwY">Laughing with a Mouth Full of Blood</a> featuring Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen.<br />
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